The story
The birthplace of bebop, where Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie revolutionized jazz in late-night jam sessions.
Everything that was here
- 1938–present · still open
Minton's PlayhouseJazz Club
The birthplace of bebop, where Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie revolutionized jazz in late-night jam sessions.
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